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Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club Director of Agronomy took this photo of Hole No. 2 at the Cypress Links course. Courtesy photo.
  • By Pam Eubanks |
  • August 28, 2019
Lakewood Ranch area fairways have soggy summer

Heavy summer rains dampen play at Manatee County golf courses.

  • East County
  • News
Turtle Beach, looking north, showing erosion.
  • By Jack Short |
  • February 15, 2016
Barges will begin staging off Bird Key this week

Vessels and equipment will arrive at the staging area later this week to begin the Turtle Beach renourishment.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Roberta MacDonald Turoff, a bright, brassy and talented fixture in the Sarasota theater community since 1968, died from cancer earlier today.
  • By Nick Reichert |
  • December 25, 2015
Top Story — May: Roberta MacDonald Turoff dies

Friends and theater collaborators recall fond memories and Turoff's impact.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Sarasota Police Chief Bernadette DiPino and city of Saraosta Emergency Manager Todd Kerkering discuss preparedness practices at Tuesday's meeting. Photo by David Conway
  • By David Conway |
  • May 29, 2014
Sarasota fights to stay vigilant in hurricane season

As hurricane season approaches, local governments and law enforcement agencies work to prepare themselves - and citizens - for potential emergencies.

  • Sarasota
  • News
The Sarasota Ballet was one of many arts groups to perform at the Art of Caring Gala.
  • By Stephanie Hannum |
  • October 23, 2010
Performance of 'Percolator' at The Art of Caring Gala (VIDEO)

The Sarasota Ballet performed "Percolator" at the Glasser/Schoenbaum Human Services Center's The Art of Caring Gala Friday, Oct. 22, at Hyatt Regency Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
Casey Willis.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • August 29, 2019
Sarasota Athlete of the Week: Casey Willis

She plays volleyball for Pine View School and EVO Athletics.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Homelessness consultant Robert Marbut addresses the Sarasota City Commission and Sarasota County Commission at a meeting Monday.
  • By David Conway |
  • November 26, 2013
City, county move forward with Marbut plan

At a joint meeting of the Sarasota County Commission and City Commission Monday, commissioners offered an endorsement of Robert Marbut's preliminary report on homelessness.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Adaptive Golf Academy founder David Windsor has been helping U.S. Army veteran Ben Woods with his golf game for the past two years. "A golf lesson for them can turn into a life lesson for me, as well as the best friendship ever," Windsor said.
  • By Jen Blanco |
  • November 17, 2015
Freedom to give back

Sarasota PGA Professional honored as 2015 Patriot Award recipient Nov. 11.

  • Sarasota
  • Sports
Joseph McKenna plays the kazoo on April 27 for the Youth Orchestra Showcase Program. Courtesy photo.
  • By Mallory Gnaegy |
  • April 30, 2013
Joseph McKenna plays kazoo at concert

Joseph McKenna playing the kazoo was a highlight of the Youth Orchestra Showcase program.

  • Arts + Culture
The School Board will discuss facility improvements, student meals and an increase in traffic citation fines at Tuesday's meeting.
  • By Nolan Peterson |
  • August 19, 2013
School Board goes back to class

The Sarasota County School Board will meet tomorrow for the first monthly work session and board meeting of the 2013-2014 school year.

  • Siesta Key
  • News
Ringling College and SMOA plan to transform the building into a 60,000 square foot exhibition space with educational space.
  • By Harriet Sokmensuer |
  • March 31, 2014
Sarasota Museum of Art receives $1 million challenge

The $1 million donation was offered on the condition that SMOA could secure the balance of $1.45 million by the end of its campaign, the $1 Million Challenge, Saturday May 31.

  • Sarasota
  • Neighbors
Bob Rosinsky, the CEO and president of Goodwill Industries Manasota, had to furlough 600 workers.
  • By Jay Heater |
  • May 5, 2020
Goodwill's reopening a small dose of normalcy for Lakewood Ranch area

Treasure hunt in Lakewood Ranch begins again as Goodwill reopens.

  • East County
  • Opinion
Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton and Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent volley criticisms about each other's political record.
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • July 6, 2012
Thaxton takes on Dent's transparency

Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections Kathy Dent took questions from Sarasota Tiger Bay Club members during a luncheon yesterday along with her challenger in the August primary election Sarasota County Commissioner Jon Thaxton.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By David Conway |
  • June 4, 2015
Owner builds support for Ringling Shopping Center rezone

More than two years after the city rejected plans for a Walmart on Ringling Boulevard, momentum is gathering to revitalize the dormant shopping center.

  • Sarasota
  • News
A flyer advertising a $2000 reward for two lost dogs flaps in the wind on the corner of Lockwood Ridge Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Way. Nonna Beetge has been looking for her two lost pets since they went missing on April 4.
  • By Anna Brugmann |
  • July 5, 2016
Sarasota woman continues to search for stolen pets

It’s been four months since Nonna Beetge lost her dogs. She’s tacked flyers onto telephone poles, posted their pictures in Facebook groups and even hired a pet detective, but she’s not giving up.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Senior Kailey Christian is greeted at the plate by her Mustangs teammates following her home run against Sarasota High. Photo by Kayleigh Omang.
  • By Ryan Kohn |
  • March 28, 2018
Top-ranked Lakewood Ranch softball team shines under the (disco) lights

The Mustangs are primed for another deep playoff run.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.
  • By Observer Staff |
  • November 29, 2018
Cops Corner: Sarasota 11.28.18

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
  • By Cassidy Alexander |
  • September 27, 2017
County passes final budget

Although the budget was approved, commissioners will be going back to the drawing board in October to find areas to cut.

  • Sarasota
  • News
Aviana Garrison
  • By Nick Friedman |
  • April 9, 2012
PHOTO GALLERY: Sarasota Children's Garden Easter Egg Hunt

Families celebrated Easter at the Sarasota Children's Garden's by searching for the nearly 1600 eggs hidden throughout the garden. Children climbed, crawled and explored the grounds in search of eggs. Blake Fagan found the golden egg, which earned him a gardening basket.

  • Sarasota
  • News
  • By Alex Mahadevan |
  • February 24, 2014
Police charge man with aggravated animal cruelty

Sarasota Police arrested 47-year-old Ephrian Myles Sunday, for allegedly covering his girlfriend's puppy with hot sauce.

  • Sarasota
  • News
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